e. Moral damages
f. Exemplary damages
3. MYRNA R. RAMONES
NT$95,000.00
a. Unexpired Portion
2,436.92
b. Salary for 4 days
c. Overtime pay for 4 hrs. in
1,523.07
4 days
NT$98,960.00
PHP45,000.00
d. Refund of placement fee
16,200.00
(Less: Amount received per Quitclaim)
e. Moral damages
f. Exemplary damages
25,000.00
40,000.00
28,800.00
25,000.00
40,000.00[15]
The Labor Arbiter likewise ordered the payment of attorney’s fees
equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the award which totaled NT$296,880.00
and P285,080.00 The other claims were dismissed for lack of merit.
Private respondents thereafter appealed the decision to the National Labor
Relations Commission. The NLRC ruled that the inclusion of Alañon as party
respondent in this case had no basis since respondent JIC, being a juridical person,
has a legal personality, separate and distinct from its officers.[16] It partially
granted the appeal and ordered that the amounts of P15,080,P13,640 and P16,200
received under the quitclaim by Mendez, Acuña and Ramones, respectively, be
deducted from their respective awards. They were awarded attorney’s fees
equivalent to ten percent (10%) of their awarded labor-standards claims for unpaid
wages and overtime pays. No moral and exemplary damages and placement fees
were awarded.[17] Private respondents’ motion for partial reconsideration was
denied.
On appeal, the Court of Appeals ruled for private respondents. It set aside
the resolutions dated February 26, 2002 andDecember 10, 2001 of the NLRC and
dismissed the complaint of petitioners.[18]
In their petition before us, petitioners raise the following issues:
I